'One Missed Call': When an Onryō Goes Digital
In a world where we hear ringers and beepers at every corner, technology feels inescapable. This is why technology is often an enemy in Digital J-horrors, like One Missed Call.

Before MSN, Facebook, and the Internet within reach of all, young people communicated in a simpler way: using pencil and paper. Year 1997: hundreds of love letters come and go between the lyceum of girls and the boys' institute. Piñi, a shy girl with a deep secret, will see in the card the ideal opportunity to approach who has stolen her heart: Lizzie, her best friend.
In a world where we hear ringers and beepers at every corner, technology feels inescapable. This is why technology is often an enemy in Digital J-horrors, like One Missed Call.
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